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Understanding the Impact of Temperate Bacteriophages on Their Lysogens Through Transcriptomics
JoVE Journal
Biologia
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JoVE Journal Biologia
Understanding the Impact of Temperate Bacteriophages on Their Lysogens Through Transcriptomics

Understanding the Impact of Temperate Bacteriophages on Their Lysogens Through Transcriptomics

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January 05, 2024

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09:23 min
January 05, 2024

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This protocol enables the impact of prophages on their hosts to be revealed. Bacterial cultures are synchronized using conditions that best support the lysogenic state, limiting spontaneous induction. RT-qPCR unequivocally distinguishes prophage-restricted genes and those uncoupled from phage control from those that are expressed during the lytic replication cycle.

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